HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis requirements, methodologies, and compliance strategies
In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported over $3.6 billion in expected recoveries from healthcare fraud
When OCR settled with a major health system in 2017 for $2.5 million after a breach involving an unencrypted laptop containing protected health information
When a dental practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same quarter, the owner told me something I hear
In 2023, OCR reported that hacking and IT incidents accounted for 79% of all large healthcare data breaches — a staggering figure that would have been
In 2019, a small cardiology practice in New England received a complaint after a terminated employee reported that patient records were stored in an unlocked
In 2023, OSHA cited a Florida dental practice for over $78,000 in penalties — not for a data breach, but for failing to maintain an
In 2023, a mid-sized hospital in the Southeast faced simultaneous investigations from OSHA and OCR after a needlestick incident exposed a nurse to bloodborne pathogens
When an OSHA inspector walks into your clinic requesting access to employee medical records, exposure logs, and workplace injury documentation, your compliance team faces a
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a nonprofit health system that failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk analysis — leaving the
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had been disclosing patient records to a marketing
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after investigators found the organization had addressed its Privacy Rule obligations but had done
In early 2024, OCR settled with a telehealth provider for $950,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had deployed a cloud-based therapy platform without
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